sub-railwayn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌreɪlweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌreɪlˌweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, railway n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + railway n. With sense 2 compare later subway n. 2.

†1. A subsidiary slipway constructed of rails. Cf. way n.¹ 6a. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1827 Franklin Jrnl. Feb. 100 Fig. 3.—Elevation, or side view, of the revolving and permanent rail-ways... B or C, Section of the main, or of the sub-rail-ways.

2. An underground railway. Cf. subway n. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > with specific situation or route > underground

sub-railway1835

underground railway1845

subway1864

underground1866

tube1900

tube railway1900

metro1904

Met1909

the Tube1924

U-bahn1938

clockwork orange1978

1835 Sub-railways 13 Some of these trucks..may be placed in other parallel Sub-Railways, which will in a degree supersede carriages for passengers.

1845 J. Williams (title) Sub-Railways in London.

1890 Eng. Mechanic 12 Dec. 332/2 There is a possibility that the electric sub-railway in Southwark will be repeated in Vienna.

1910 Bull. (Women's Munic. League Boston) Dec. 14 The need of some plan of connecting (by a sub-railway perhaps) the lines entering the city.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub-railway
释义	sub-railwayn. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌreɪlweɪ/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌreɪlˌweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, railway n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + railway n. With sense 2 compare later subway n. 2. †1. A subsidiary slipway constructed of rails. Cf. way n.¹ 6a. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1827 Franklin Jrnl. Feb. 100 Fig. 3.—Elevation, or side view, of the revolving and permanent rail-ways... B or C, Section of the main, or of the sub-rail-ways. 2. An underground railway. Cf. subway n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > with specific situation or route > underground sub-railway1835 underground railway1845 subway1864 underground1866 tube1900 tube railway1900 metro1904 Met1909 the Tube1924 U-bahn1938 clockwork orange1978 1835 Sub-railways 13 Some of these trucks..may be placed in other parallel Sub-Railways, which will in a degree supersede carriages for passengers. 1845 J. Williams (title) Sub-Railways in London. 1890 Eng. Mechanic 12 Dec. 332/2 There is a possibility that the electric sub-railway in Southwark will be repeated in Vienna. 1910 Bull. (Women's Munic. League Boston) Dec. 14 The need of some plan of connecting (by a sub-railway perhaps) the lines entering the city. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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